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Day of Sun Celebrated by United Confederation of Koreans in Russia
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held by the United Confederation of Koreans in Russia on April 11 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung (the Day of the Sun).

The participants laid bouquets before a full-length painting of Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and made bows.

Kim Chil Song, chairman of the confederation, made a speech.

Kim Il Sung's was the life of a peerlessly great man who devoted himself to the freedom and independence of the country, people's happiness and world peace, he said, adding: The revolutionary cause of Kim Il Sung is being successfully carried forward by the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un.

Other speakers said that Kim Il Sung built the self-supporting national economy and powerful self-defensive capabilities with his outstanding wisdom and far-sightedness and took warm care of overseas Koreans with his paternal love.

They vowed to conduct positive activities to lay bare the nature of war provocation moves of the U.S. and its allies and join in the anti-war peace campaign as required by the present situation.

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